**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to Starred Question No. *16 in Lok Sabha, answered on January 29, 2026, regarding projects under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in Karnataka. It details the projects sanctioned and implemented under PMKSY, including the extent of cultivable area brought under assured irrigation. It also covers project extension plans, irrigation potential created, and reuse of treated wastewater.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **PMKSY Overview:**
* Launched in 2015-16, aiming to enhance water access, expand cultivable areas, improve water use efficiency, and promote sustainable conservation.
* Two major components: Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).
* HKKP includes Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM), Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI), Repair-Renovation-Restoration of water bodies (RRR), and Ground Water (GW).
* Watershed Development component (WDC) is implemented by the Department of Land Resources (DoLR).
* Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) was implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DoA& FW) under the umbrella of PMKSY during 2016-22. Now being implemented under Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (PM-RKVY).
* **Karnataka Specifics:**
* Component-wise details of projects sanctioned and implemented under PMKSY-AIBP and HKKP, being implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, in Karnataka during the last five years, are given at Annexure-I.
* An area of 13.51 lakh hectares has been covered under micro-irrigation under the PDMC scheme in the last five years.
* 78 watershed development projects covering an area of 3.29 lakh hectare have been sanctioned under the WDC component.
* Government of India approved the Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (MCADWM) for the period 2025-2026 with an outlay of Rs. 1600 crores for pilot projects, which aims for modernization of the irrigation water supply network.
* Two projects in Karnataka have been sanctioned under MCADWM, as follows:
* Distributary 54 9R of Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal in Raichur (Targeted CCA: 2450 hectare).
* Hattikuni in Yadgir (Targeted CCA: 2195 hectare).
* **PMKSY Extension and Wastewater Reuse:**
* PMKSY is up to 2025-26 under the present finance commission cycle.
* Annexure-II contains state-wise details of total irrigation potential created under HKKP since its inception.
* PMKSY-HKKP encourages conjunctive use of surface and ground water and the reuse of treated wastewater for agricultural purposes, based on local requirements and norms.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder**: Farmers in Karnataka, particularly in Chikkaballapur.
* **Impact**: Access to assured irrigation, improved water use efficiency, and sustainable water conservation practices. The document shows a micro-irrigation in the district and watershed development programs.
* **Action Required**: Engage with the implemented projects and adopt technologies for improved on-farm water use efficiency.
**Stakeholder**: Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.
* **Impact**: Responsible for implementing and monitoring PMKSY components (AIBP, HKKP) and modernization projects.
* **Action Required**: Continue implementing PMKSY projects, monitor progress, ensure efficient water management, and promote wastewater reuse.
**Stakeholder**: Department of Land Resources (DoLR)
* **Impact**: Responsible for implementing Watershed Development component (WDC) of PMKSY.
* **Action Required**: Continue implementing WDC projects, monitor progress, and ensure efficient watershed management.
**Stakeholder**: Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DoA& FW)
* **Impact**: Responsible for implementing Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) scheme under Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (PM-RKVY).
* **Action Required**: Continue implementing PDMC projects, monitor progress, and ensure efficient use of resources.
**Stakeholder**: States/UTs
* **Impact**: Responsible for formulating and implementing projects for the reuse of treated waste-water for agricultural purposes.
* **Action Required**: Formulate and implement projects for the reuse of treated waste-water for agricultural purposes based on local requirements, availability of treated water, compliance with environmental and water quality norms, and techno-economic viability.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Umbrella scheme to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: Indian government ministry responsible for water resources.
Karnataka: State in India where PMKSY projects are being implemented.
Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP): A component of PMKSY focused on total irrigation potential creation.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. *16
ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026
PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY IN KARNATAKA
*16. Dr. K SUDHAKAR:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:
(a) the details of projects sanctioned and implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
(PMKSY) in Karnataka, particularly in Chikkaballapur Lok Sabha Constituency during the last five years;
(b) the extent of cultivable area brought under assured irrigation in Chikkaballapur through PMKSY
interventions and the technologies adopted to improve on-farm water use efficiency;
(c) whether the Government proposes to extend PMKSY beyond the financial year 2025–26 and if so, the
details thereof;
(d) the total irrigation potential created under the Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) component of PMKSY since its
inception including surface minor irrigation and groundwater interventions, State-wise; and
(e) whether the PMKSY, particularly the HKKP component includes provisions for the reuse of treated
municipal waste-water for agricultural purposes and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI C R PAATIL)
(a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
1STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.
*16 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING “PROJECTS UNDER
PMKSY IN KARNATAKA”
(a) & (b) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) launched during the year 2015-16, aims to
enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-
farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc.
PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, consisting of two major components being implemented by Ministry
of Jal Shakti, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).
HKKP, in turn, consists of Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM), Surface
Minor Irrigation scheme (SMI), Repair-Renovation-Restoration of water bodies (RRR), and Ground Water
(GW). However, during approval for continuation of PMKSY during 2021-26, GW component was
approved only for committed liabilities.
In addition, Watershed Development component (WDC) of PMKSY is being implemented by
Department of Land Resources (DoLR). Further, Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) was implemented by
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DoA& FW) under the umbrella of PMKSY during 2016-
22, which is now being implemented by DoA&FW under Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana
(PM-RKVY).
Component wise details of projects sanctioned and implemented under PMKSY-AIBP and HKKP,
being implemented by Ministry of Jal Shakti, in Karnataka during the last five years, are given at
Annexure-I. However, these components do not benefit Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka.
Further, an area of 13.51 lakh hectares has been covered under micro-irrigation in the state of
Karnataka during last five years through PDMC scheme being implemented by DoA&FW, which includes
0.27 lakh hectares in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka. In addition, 78 watershed development
projects covering an area of 3.29 lakh hectare have been sanctioned in Karnataka, including one project
covering an area of 3960.77 hectare in Chikkaballapur, under the WDC component being implemented by
DoLR.
Further, Government of India has also approved the Modernization of Command Area
Development and Water Management (MCADWM) for the period 2025-2026 at an initial total outlay of Rs.
1600 crores to undertake pilot projects across the States/UTs. The scheme aims for modernization of the
irrigation water supply network to supply of irrigation water from existing canals or other sources in a
designated cluster. Two projects of Karnataka have been sanctioned under the MCADWM. Details of these
projects/clusters are as under:
2S.No. Name of Project District Targeted CCA (Hectare)
1. Distributary 54 9R of Tungabhadra Left Bank Raichur 2450
Canal
2 Hattikuni Yadgir 2195
Total 4645
(c) & (d) Under the present finance commission cycle, PMKSY, is up to 2025-26. The State-wise details of
the total irrigation potential created under the Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) component of PMKSY since its
inception including surface minor irrigation and groundwater interventions is given in Annexure-II.
(e) Yes. The PMKSY–HKKP encourage conjunctive use of surface and ground water for creation of
irrigation infrastructure, enhance water use efficiency and augment irrigation sources. The States/UTs may
formulate and implement projects for the reuse of treated waste-water for agricultural purposes based on
local requirements, availability of treated water, compliance with environmental and water quality norms,
and techno-economic viability.
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3ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *16 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026 REGARDING “PROJECTS
UNDER PMKSY IN KARNATAKA”
Details of projects sanctioned and implemented under PMKSY in Karnataka since 2020-21
PMKSY-AIBP and CAD&WM
S. Name of the Districts Irrigation Potential CCA developed under
No. Project benefitted Created under PMKSY- PMKSY-CAD&WM
AIBP
(Thousand hectare)
(Thousand hectare)
1 Upper Tunga Haveri, Simoga, 1.00 6.1
Irrigation Project Davangere
2 Sri Rameswara Belgaum - 2.05
Irrigation Project
3 Bhima LIS Gulbarga - 0.05
4 Karanja Project Bidar 1.14 0
5 Narayanpur Left Bijapur, 0.30 -
Bank Canal Project Gulbarga
Total 2.44 8.2
PMKSY-HKKP-SMI
S.No Schemes Districts benefitted IP created
(in Thousand
Hectare)
1 138 SMI Kalaburgi (103), Yadgir (35) 11.73
2 50 SMI Dharwad (50) 0.00
3 26 SMI Tumkuru (26) 0.00
Total 214 11.73
4ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *16 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.01.2026 REGARDING “PROJECTS UNDER
PMKSY IN KARNATAKA”
State wise details of achievements under PMKSY-HKKP since 2016-17
(in Thousand Hectare)
SMI RRR CADWM GW
S. No State
(IP created) (IP created) (CCA Developed) (IP created)
1 Andhra Pradesh - 1.47 0.93 -
2 Arunachal Pradesh 26.49 21.82 - 3.74
3 Assam 137.29 - 25.40 38.65
4 Bihar 34.65 - 19.13 -
5 Chhattisgarh 4.87 - 13.26 -
6 Goa - - 8.21 -
7 Gujarat - 3.9 1048.79 1.87
8 Himachal Pradesh 33.51 - - -
9 J&K & Ladakh 34.28 - 2.05 -
10 Jharkhand 6.09 - 0 -
11 Karnataka 11.73 - 42.94 -
12 Kerala - - 13.28 -
13 Madhya Pradesh 31.83 8 420.90 -
14 Maharashtra - - 279.27 -
15 Manipur 17.93 0.62 17.07 2.06
16 Meghalaya 29.84 0.88 - -
17 Mizoram 2.165 - - 0.55
18 Nagaland 13.365 - - 0.67
19 Odisha 0.00 40.36 106.48 -
20 Punjab - - 101.72 -
21 Rajasthan 0.00 19.01 103.48 -
22 Sikkim 5.18 - - -
23 Tamil Nadu 0.00 13.96 - 0.61
24 Telangana - 25.55 10.68 -
25 Tripura - - - 3.01
26 Uttar Pradesh - 2.35 7.32 36.36
27 Uttarakhand 29.92 - - 1.03
Total 419.143 137.92 2220.91 88.55
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